CBP Finds Japan to be Country of Origin of Digital Printers for Government Procurement

The country of origin for government procurement purposes of multifunction printers made and assembled in Japan, China and Thailand is Japan, said CBP in a notice. (here). The printer, called "bizhub MFP," are substantially transformed in Japan, said CBP. "Though we note the importance of the subassemblies and sub-components from Thailand and China, these subassemblies and sub-components will be integrated into a product that was designed and developed in Japan, and will be operated by Japanese-developed software that will also be installed onto the bizhub MFP in Japan," the agency said.